Definition
μετα-νοέω, -ῶ
[in LXX for נָחַם ni., 1 Kings 15:29, Jeremiah 4:28, al. ;]
to change one's mind or purpose, hence, to repent; in NT (exc. Luke 17:3-4), of repentance from sin, involving amendment: before ἀπό, Acts 8:22; ἔκ, Revelation 2:21-22; 9:20-21; 16:11 (מִן שׁוּב); ἐπί, 2 Corinthians 12:21; absol., Matthew 3:2; 4:17; 11:20; 12:41, Mark 1:15; 6:12, Luke 11:32; 13:3, 5; 15:7, 10; 16:30; 17:3-4, Acts 2:38; 3:19; 17:30; 26:20; 2:5, 16; 2:21; 3:3, 19; with inf., Revelation 16:9; ἐν σάκκῳ κ. σποδῷ, Matthew 11:21, Luke 10:13.
Synonyms: μεταμέλομαι, q.v
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as μετανοέω:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
34 total
- Matthew 3:2Μετανοεῖτε · Repent…and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”
- Matthew 4:17Μετανοεῖτε · RepentFrom that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”
- Matthew 11:20μετενόησαν · they did not repentThen Jesus began to denounce the cities in which most of His miracles had been performed, because they did not repent.
- Matthew 11:21μετενόησαν · they would have repented“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
- Matthew 12:41μετενόησαν · they repentedThe men of Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now One greater than Jonah is here.
- Mark 1:15μετανοεῖτε · Repent“The time is fulfilled,” He said, “and the kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe in the gospel!”
- Mark 6:12μετανοῶσιν · [the people] should repentSo they set out and preached that the people should repent.
- Luke 10:13μετενόησαν · they would have repentedWoe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
- Luke 11:32μετενόησαν · they repentedThe men of Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now One greater than Jonah is here.
- Luke 13:3μετανοῆτε · you repentNo, I tell you. But unless you repent, you too will all perish.
- Luke 13:5μετανοῆτε · you repentNo, I tell you. But unless you repent, you too will all perish.”
- Luke 15:7μετανοοῦντι · who repentsI tell you that in the same way there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous ones who do not need to repent.
- Luke 15:10μετανοοῦντι · who repentsIn the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels over one sinner who repents.”
- Luke 16:30μετανοήσουσιν · they will repent‘No, father Abraham,’ he said, ‘but if someone is sent to them from the dead, they will repent.’
- Luke 17:3μετανοήσῃ · he repentsWatch yourselves. If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.
- Luke 17:4Μετανοῶ · I repentEven if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times returns to say, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.”
- Acts 2:38Μετανοήσατε · RepentPeter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
- Acts 3:19μετανοήσατε · RepentRepent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away,
- Acts 8:22μετανόησον · RepentRepent, therefore, of your wickedness, and pray to the Lord. Perhaps He will forgive you for the intent of your heart.
- Acts 17:30μετανοεῖν · to repentAlthough God overlooked the ignorance of earlier times, He now commands all people everywhere to repent.
- Acts 26:20μετανοεῖν · they should repentFirst to those in Damascus and Jerusalem, then to everyone in the region of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, I declared that they should repent and turn to God, performing deeds worthy of their repentance.
- 2 Corinthians 12:21μετανοησάντων · have not repentedI am afraid that when I come again, my God will humble me before you, and I will be grieved over many who have sinned earlier and have not repented of their acts of impurity, sexual immorality, and debauchery.
- Revelation 2:5μετανόησον · Repent; μετανοήσῃς · you do not repentTherefore, keep in mind how far you have fallen. Repent and perform the deeds you did at first. But if you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place.
- Revelation 2:16μετανόησον · repentTherefore repent! Otherwise I will come to you shortly and wage war against them with the sword of My mouth.
- Revelation 2:21μετανοήσῃ · repent; μετανοῆσαιEven though I have given her time to repent of her immorality, she is unwilling.
- Revelation 2:22μετανοήσωσιν · they repentBehold, I will cast her onto a bed of sickness, and those who commit adultery with her will suffer great tribulation unless they repent of her deeds.
- Revelation 3:3μετανόησον · repentRemember, then, what you have received and heard. Keep it and repent. If you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know the hour when I will come upon you.
- Revelation 3:19μετανόησον · repentThose I love I rebuke and discipline. Therefore be earnest and repent.
- Revelation 9:20μετενόησαν · still did not repentNow the rest of mankind who were not killed by these plagues still did not repent of the works of their hands. They did not stop worshiping demons and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood, which cannot see or hear or walk.
- Revelation 9:21μετενόησαν · they did not repentFurthermore, they did not repent of their murder, sorcery, sexual immorality, and theft.
- Revelation 16:9μετενόησαν · they did not repentAnd the people were scorched by intense heat, and they cursed the name of God, who had authority over these plagues. Yet they did not repent and give Him glory.
- Revelation 16:11μετενόησαν · they did not repent…and curse the God of heaven for their pains and sores. Yet they did not repent of their deeds.